Halfway through Milan Fashion Week, AnOther invites leading editors to share their thoughts on the collections. So far, Milan has delivered Miuccia Prada's car-inspired collection, Frida Giannini's graphic, 1920s influenced designs...
Halfway through Milan Fashion Week, AnOther invites leading editors to share their thoughts on the collections. So far, the city has delivered Miuccia Prada's car-inspired collection, Frida Giannini's graphic, 1920s influenced designs for Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana's final D&G show, following an announcement they will integrate this collection into their main signature line.
Penny Martin, Editor in Chief of The Gentlewoman on Prada: "What was amazing about the collection was that there is something for everyone – from girlish kind of ingenues to very mature women. And the fact that it was united by an idea was very rare. The consensus is that in the hands of somneone else, it would have been far too disparate but it felt coherent and chic. Obviously the handbags and shoes are going to fly out of the shops but there was also a lot of wearable apparel. For something that seemed like a fanciful idea, it's actually incredibly pragmatic."
Karen Langley, Fashion Director for Dazed & Confused and Contributing Fashion Editor for Another Magazine on Gucci: "I thought the hard monochrome prints broken up with a furry texture was interesting. I really liked the hair – black and gold streaks at the side and tied in a simple geisha do. It was really interesting for an established Italian brand to be promoting such a youthful, fun look."
Harriet Walker, Fashion Writer at The Independent and AnOther's In The Cut columnist: "The closing of D&G feels like the end of a fashion era, so I'm really glad to have been at the final show. It was a checklist of the label's signatures over the past 17 years: bright colours, fabulous trashiness and a lot of leg. And all the silk scarves even had me nostalgic for those rather questionable early Noughties handkerchief tops."
